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Clariant Catalysts wins catalyst supply contract for world's largest PDH unit 

Clariant Catalysts Wins CATOFIN Catalyst Supply Contract for World's Largest PDH Unit. © ClariantClariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced it has been awarded a contract by Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co., Ltd. (ZPC) to supply its CATOFIN™ catalyst and Heat Generating Material (HGM) for a new propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in Zhejiang Province, China. With a nameplate capacity of 1.2 million metric tons per annum, the unit will be the world's largest licensed PDH unit.

Clariant's CLARITY™ earns global recognition for “Best Digital Innovation”

Clariant catalyst experts review plant performance data on the award-winning digital catalyst monitoring platform, CLARITY. 
(picture: AI-generated) © ClariantClariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced that its digital catalyst monitoring platform, CLARITY, and its AI-powered evolution, CLARITY Prime, have won “Best Digital Innovation” at the ICIS Innovation Awards 2026. The technologies were recognized for transforming catalyst lifecycle management from scattered data and reactive workflows into connected, confident decision-making for a more efficient and sustainable chemical industry.

Clariant's FAMAX™ catalysts deliver outstanding performance at two Yihua formaldehyde plants in China

Milestone achieved: The 100,000 t/a formaldehyde plant in Inner Mongolia, part of Yihua Group's expanding production network, successfully started up in March 2026 — powered by Clariant FAMAX catalysts in partnership with Wuxi Xiyuan Engineering Technology. 
© Yihua GroupClariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced the successful operation of its FAMAX formaldehyde catalysts at two world-scale production facilities operated by Yihua Group in China. The advanced catalyst technology, integrated with process technology from engineering partner Wuxi Xiyuan Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., is delivering exceptional performance at both the major 100 kt/a formaldehyde plant in Inner Mongolia and the 120 kt/a formaldehyde plant in Hubei province.

Clariant catalysts continue to shrink customer footprints: 45M tons of CO2e avoided in 2025

Clariant enabled customers to avoid 45 million tons of CO2e greenhouse gas emissions in 2025. (Photo created using MidJourney™). 
© ClariantClariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced that its catalysts had enabled significantly higher emission reductions in 2025 compared to the previous year. Avoided greenhouse gas emissions amounted to 45 million tons of CO2e, 5 million tons higher than in 2024. The emission reductions were made possible by the company's innovative technologies, such as reforming catalysts for producing direct reduced iron (DRI) and nitrous oxide abatement catalysts for nitric acid plants, as well as syngas catalysts for producing green methanol either through electrolytic hydrogen from renewable electricity or from bio-feedstocks. Additionally, Clariant's catalysts for refinery off-gas purification contributed to these avoided emissions, helping refineries and crude-to-chemical complexes reduce their environmental footprint. The DRI process, as one example, has only half of the CO2 intensity compared to conventional steel production.

Clariant launches new CATOFIN™ 1000 propane dehydrogenation catalyst

CATOFIN 1000: Maximizing operational efficiency through next-generation propane dehydrogenation technology. © ClariantClariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced the launch of CATOFIN 1000, its next-generation propane dehydrogenation catalyst. Building on the success of the commercially proven CATOFIN 310 Series, the new catalyst delivers improvement in both selectivity and productivity, extended lifetime, and up to 20% lower tar precursors, resulting in significantly reduced fouling. This combination of performance enhancements provides an exceptional value proposition for customers seeking to maximize operational efficiency and returns.

Clariant successfully demonstrates advanced Pyrolysis Oil upgrading technology for circular plastics with Borealis and SINTEF

HDMax: Enabling the circular economy through proven pyoil upgading technology. 
© Clariant Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced the successful completion of a collaborative pilot-scale project with Borealis, a leading provider of advanced and circular polyolefin solutions, and SINTEF, one of Europe's largest independent research organizations. The partnership successfully demonstrated Clariant's pyrolysis oil (pyoil) upgrading technology, marking a significant milestone in advancing circular economy solutions for the plastics industry.